Powering an island energy system by offshore floating technologies towards 100% renewables: A case for the Maldives

Keiner, Dominik; Salcedo-Puerto, Orlando; Immonen, Ekaterina; Sark, W.G.J.H.M. van; Nizam, Yoosuf; Shadiya, Fathmath; Duval, Justine; Delahaye, Timur; Gulagi, Ashish; Breyer, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118360

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“…A very first energy system analysis on the case of Maldives started to implement offshore floating PV in 100% RES islands studies (Keiner et al, 2022 and found strong positive effects. Interestingly, offshore floating PV may be in competition with imports of synthetic fuels as stated in Keiner et al (2022).…”

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“…Setting up on an already existing wave power plant, Alves et al (2020) consider wave power for their case but conclude that this form of RES will play a minor role in a total energy system in 2050. A first energy system analysis including highly cost competitive wave power of the latest generation in a portfolio with offshore floating PV and wind offshore on the case of Maldives in a 100% RES islands study (Keiner et al, 2022) led to a system dominated by offshore floating PV and substantially complemented by wave power and a minor wind offshore contribution. Tidal energy is analyzed in two studies.…”

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A review of 100% renewable energy scenarios on islands

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Bertheau

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Globally, more than 740 million people live on islands which are often seen as ideal environments for the development of renewable energy systems. Hereby, they play the role to demonstrate technical solutions as well as political transition pathways of energy systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The growing number of articles on 100% renewable energy systems on islands is analyzed with a focus on technical solutions for transition pathways. Since the first “100% renewable energy systems on islands”‐article in a scientific journal in 2004, 97 articles handling 100% renewable energy systems on small islands were published and are reviewed in this article. In addition, a review on 100% renewable energy systems on bigger island states is added. Results underline that solar PV as well as wind are the main technologies regarding 100% RES on islands. Not only for the use of biomass but for all RES area limitation on islands needs to be taken more seriously, based on full energy system studies and respective area demand. Furthermore, it is shown that there is still not the same common sense in the design approach including and starting at the energy needs as well as on multi‐sectoral approach. The consideration of maritime transport, aviation, cooling demands, and water systems beyond seawater desalination is only poorly considered in existing studies. Future research should also focus on developing pathways to transform the existing conventional infrastructure stepwise into a fully renewable system regarding also the interconnections with the mainland and neighboring islands. This article is categorized under: Policy and Economics > Green Economics and Financing Energy Systems Economics > Economics and Policy Energy Systems Analysis > Economics and Policy Energy Systems Analysis > Systems and Infrastructure

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A review of 100% renewable energy scenarios on islands

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“…As the authors of this article have acknowledged, this theoretical work aims to initiate questions in related scientific disciplines that could lead to the possibility of the development of such applications for FPVs ( Patterson et al., 2019 ). Nevertheless, such studies ( Keiner et al., 2022 ; Patterson et al., 2019 ) reflect the opportunities that combining FPVs with the existing technologies could provide.…”

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“…It is a key development as non-occupation of productive areas is particularly crucial for many islands and countries that extensively rely on fossil fuels and land scarcity prevents sufficient deployment of conventional renewables. A recent study focused on the Maldives as the archipelagic country has shown the crucial role that offshore floating technologies can play in the energy transition of islands from fossil fuels to clean energy ( Keiner et al., 2022 ).…”

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Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology

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“…However, there are a lot of research done and developed renewable energy resources that can power small island and remote provinces. In Maldives which is an archipelagic country in the Indian Ocean [9], they created floating offshore solar photovoltaics, wave power and offshore wind are modelled on a full hourly resolution in two different scenarios to deal with the need of transportation fuels. [10] In the study of Beartheau, Philippine islands were clustered among the different renewable energy available to them with the aim of 100% electrification.…”

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The Future of Smart Homes in the Philippines

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Technology continuously helps humans in their daily lives. From increasing productivity, savings in time and resources, and improvement of services, technology has been ingrained and entangled in human's civilization to the point of no return where technology can no longer unlearned and untied to our everyday lives. The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) underscored the fact that technological advancement can work positively in our lives. This study used data from a construction company in the Philippines that constructs houses and provides service in the installation of Smart Home Systems. The first list consists of the devices that are available for installment shall the homeowner wants to. This data will be used to gauge what are the IoT devices that are available for installation in the Philippines. The second list of data contains of smart home device that the company already installed in the premises of their clients. This will be used to determine which is the most common smart home device being installed in the Philippines. This shows that massive adoption may have begun in the Philippines with the boom of internet connectivity coupled with the increasing middle class who can afford such 'necessary' luxury. In conclusion, recommendations were provided in order for the country to bridge the gap between the present scenario of Smart Home System in the country and the desirable level of adoption of the technology to fully reap its benefits.

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Powering an island energy system by offshore floating technologies towards 100% renewables: A case for the Maldives

Cited by 55 publications

References 71 publications

A review of 100% renewable energy scenarios on islands

A review of 100% renewable energy scenarios on islands

Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology

The Future of Smart Homes in the Philippines

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